screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā 
: the script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion-picture production
Examples of screenplay in a Sentence
an award for best screenplay
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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Clooney wrote the Broadway play with Grant Heslov, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clooney.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
McQuiston will not pen a second novel at this time, but instead, they will be directly involved with writing the screenplay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
McQuiston will not pen a second novel at this time, but instead, they will be directly involved with writing the screenplay.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for screenplay
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screenplay
noun
screen·play
ˈskrēn-ˌplā
: the written form of a story prepared for film production
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